This was a hot and humid week, but still a pretty good one. Hopefully running in this weather will make the cooler weather feel easier! Here’s how week 3 looked: Philadelphia Marathon Training Week of 8/31-9/6: Sunday 8/31: Rest: Wine, compression, and Divergent Monday 9/1: 6.2 miles easy (9:47 pace), core Tuesday 9/2: 6.3 miles with 3 at 7:59, 7:56, 7:54, and 6 hill repeats (average overall pace ... Read the Post...
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Thinking Out Loud #16
Thursday already? I’m not complaining but how did that happen? Three day weekends really throw me off. The beginning of this week will go fast and then next week will feel extra long. I’m even more thrown off this morning because I can't find my USB with all of my blog stuff (mostly pictures). I have a feeling it will turn up but I’m freaking out a bit right now. So to get my mind off that let’s think out loud about ... Read the Post...
My Experience Eating Paleo (Continued)
Last week instead of WIAW I shared a little information about my progress with making a transition to a mostly Paleo diet. You can read that post here. I wanted to continue this week with talking about some of the specific foods that I’ve found make me feel good or not-so-good. I think by taking some time away from certain foods it helped me to better understand how my body responds to them. Dairy: I don’t ... Read the Post...
Running On Empty: My Fasted Long Run
This past Saturday I had 14 miles on the schedule, which was meant to be run at a moderately easy pace (I was thinking 9:00-9:15 min/mile). After reading Michele’s post last week about glycogen depleted runs, I decided to try running my 14 miles fasted. If you haven’t already read the post, I recommend you do. There are also links to some other articles about this strategy. Basically what you are doing is not eating ... Read the Post...